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Magus

Real
name: Magus (English equivalent of
his name in his own language) Occupation: Monarch Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of
the Magus's existence Legal status: Citizen of an unidentified planet Other aliases: None known Place of birth: An unidentified planet Marital status: Unrevealed, perhaps inapplicable Known relatives: Warlock (son) Group affiliation: None Base of operations: An unidentified planet First appearance: NEW MUTANTS #18

History: The Magus is apparently the ruler of an unidentified
world in an unspecified location in outer space. This planet's
dominant species is a sentient form of "techno-organic" life,
which resembles machinery in various ways. Parents of this race
give birth to great numbers of offspring, although the process
of birth is apparently very different for them than it is for
Earth's life forms. Each child of the Magus must face him in
combat to the death before the child has achieved adulthood.
One of the Magus's sons, who is now known on Earth as Warlock,
fled his native world to avoid the combat which is connected
with the process of succession, but was pursued through space
by the. Magus himself.

Sensing the artificial Intelligence of the alien Shi'ar computers
there, Warlock landed on Earth near Professor Charles Xavier's
School for Gifted Youngsters. There, Warlock became a member
of the team of superhuman Earth people taught by Xavier known
as the New Mutants.

Shortly thereafter, the Magus came to Earth in upper New York
State, still searching for Warlock. There he encountered and
battled Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Rogue, three members of
the X-Men, the mutant team who, like the New Mutants, are based
at Xavier's school. Despite the Magus's vast power, the three
X-Men managed to cause him pain. The Magus called off the battle
and departed, warning the X-Men to turn Warlock over to him
or else he would wreak destruction upon the Earth.

Neither the X-Men nor the New Mutants have encountered the Magus
in the following months. It has been theorized that the Magus
does not wish to draw attention to himself on Earth or use his
full power there because so many other beings who rival his
level of power have shown an interest in Earth in the past,
such as Galactus, the Watcher, Zeus, and the Celestials. The
Magus's present activities and whereabouts are unknown.

Height: Variable. The Magus' height has ranged from 6
feet to .5 astronomical units (45 million miles). Weight: Variable Eyes: Black Hair: In his true form the Magus has no hair although
portions of his head resemble hair.

Strength level: At full power the Magus possesses enough
strength to rend an entire star in two and hurl part of it through
space.

Known
superhuman powers: The Magus is a form of "techno-organic"
life, meaning the organic substance of his body is similar to
metal (as that of Colossus in his armored form is, though in
a different way), and his bodily structure resembles machinery
in various ways (for example, organic "circuitry-tike" structures
can be seen on the surface of his body).

Like his son Warlock, the Magus can change his shape into that
of virtually any solid living being or machine. When he takes
the form of an Earth living being, he does not look at ail like
a machine, but looks exactly as that living being does. When
the Magus takes the form of a machine, he retains his intelligence.
He uses his own life energies to empower himself when in machine
form. (Hence, if the Magus took the form of a helicopter, his
own energies would cause it to fly, not gasoline.) The Magus
can draw molecules from an unknown, possibly extra-dimensional
source to add to his own mass.

The Magus can replenish his life energies by transforming living
creatures into techno-organic beings, and then draining their
life energies into himself, killing them in the process The
exact means by which the Magus transforms other beings is unknown.
The Magus must touch his victim to effect the transformation.
The Magus can exist in the vacuum of outer space without protection,
and can enter and travel through hyperspace at great speed.

The Magus's level of power is immeasurably greater than the
present level possessed by his son Warlock. At full power the
Magus can grow to the size of a star, rend the star in half
without harm to himself, and huh part of the star through space.
It is not known how the Magus can so greatly increase or diminish
his amount of mass. In roughly human-sized form the Magus's
physical strength and resistance to injury appear to be considerably
more limited, although still far greater than human.

Apparently
the Magus has limited telepathic powers that enabled him to
learn English from the minds of the three X-Men he encountered.